Window shade and curtain holder



I F. B. HAMMOND 1,746,114

WINDOW SHADE AND fiRTAIN HOLDER Feb. 4, 1930.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 25. 1927 Q INVENTOR.

Feb. 4, 1930. F. B. HAMMOND WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN HOLDER v Filed June 23. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet M m H.

' ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 1930 v FAYE IB. HAMMOND, or" SCH'UYLER, NEBRASKA WINDOW SHADE AND ountrAiiv HOLDER Application filed June 23,

. 'This invention relates to window shade and'curtain holdersof that type whereina justableso as to fit windows of'various sizes and thebase plate carrying shade roller supports. V p r The general object of the present invention is to improve upon the details of construction panying drawings, where n my shade support mountedthereon;

Figure 2 is atop planview of the curtain and arrangement of parts in devices of this character whereby the device may be made very simply, cheaply and strongly.

A further object is to provide improved means whereby the longitudinally extending rod may be engaged with the base plate,

against any chance of detachment;

Other objects will appear inthecourse of the following description. V V

My invention is illustrated in the accom- Figurel is a face view of a Window with 7p Coacting with he'base formed of the parts and shade supporting bracket constructed in accordance with my invention; 1 Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of F igure 2;

Figure 41 i s'a section on the line,4. 4 of Figure2;

Figure 5 1s a section on the line of.

Figure2; v Figure dis a perspective view of the base portion of the shade and curtain support; f a

' Figure 7 is a perspective view of the our tain supporting rod detached from the base;

Figure 8is .a. perspective view of'one end 7 of one of the base sections looking 'atthe rear face thereof and with the flanges '13 opened. up e the base. v Y Y, w

Referring to these drawings, it willbe seen that'the base plate consists of'two sections 10- and 11. Each of these sections is formed of a strip of metal having its :margins bent over for nearly the entire extent of the stripias at '7 tending hook 15.

V Figure 9 is alperspective view of one of the shade supporting brackets detached from' g l brackets tor supporting this rod formed with 1927. Serial No. 200,942,

upon each o'then The flanges 11 are not extended the entire length of each stripbut' ter' min-ate short of the-outer end of the strip. The margins of the stripfat this-outer end are'turned flatl'yinward, as at 13, and the end of 'thestrip is bent toform Just outward of the ends of the flanges 11 there is provided an aperture or slot 16,and

coacting with this end :of the strip 10is the shade roller supporting bracket 17 having tatongue 18' insertible through this aperture 16 and turned flatl "against theinne r face of thestrip 10, the; an'g'es 13 extendingidown' flatly over this tongue. Thus the shade roller bracket 17- is held firmly in' place against detachment. iOneofthe shade rollerbrackets 17 is provided withltheusual opening for the circular trunnion of the shadefandthejother with an open-endedslotfor the reception of 5 the rectangular trunnion of the shade.

"also have theirmargins turned inward'so; as

topr'ovide the beads or flanges 21 and the secan pw rd X- scoped Within the'other strip and thus the tWo strips forming the base plate are adjustable tion 19 telescopes within the section20. The 1 0 I outer end ofeach section is angularly bent, as I,

at 22, so as to'fit over the corresponding hook:

15 and this outstanding end 22 hasfa slot 23'.

formed at-thejunction of the turnedflover I 85:, bill 15 of the upwardly'turned hook 15 so marginlor flange 21 which engages withjthe that whenthe curtain supporting rod has-its ends ,teleseoped overthe outwardly extend ing members or hooks 15, the bills 15? will ell- .gage in these apertures 28 and lock the curtain supporting rods fromdetachment by be- 1 'ing pulled directly outward,-

pThe ordinary curtain supporting rod is not yformedl with. apertures I nor are: theupwardly extending hooks. As 'a' -conse- V queues, the rods may pull, directly off and'it sometimes occurs that the mere 'weight ofthe curtainswill act to pull these rods oif, particu-' put on again a number of times. This is obviated in this construction as the hooks interlock with the extremities of the curtain supporting rod and any downward pull on the rod will, of course, tend to keep the curtain supporting member in its locked position upon the hooks of the base.

It will be seen that the beads or flanges 12 and 21 act to strengthen the base and the curtain supporting member. It will likewise be seen that the curtain supporting member has the flanges 12 on the inside face. The base is held in place upon the lintel of a window by means of screws or other attaching devices passed through holes 24: in the base, and it will be noticed that these holes are disposed close to the ends so that when the base is attached to the lintel any tendency of the flanges 12 or the flanges 13 to unfold or open out is prevented and thus the strain exerted by the weight of the shade upon the shade brackets 17 is resisted. Of course, it will be understoodthat the brackets 17 are to be used for holding the ordinary window shade, while the side curtains and valance may be supported upon the curtain support consisting of the sections 19 and 20.

It will be seen that I have provided a shade and curtain supporting device which is adjustable to windows of various widths and which provides a relatively long supporting base for the bracket which, while illustrated as being attached at two points, may be attached at more points to the lintel of the window. It will be seen that the curtain supporting portion composed of the sections 19 and 20 may be readily removed from the 1 base and that the base will then-support the shade. The curtain supporting portion is interlocked with the base so as to prevent accidental detachment. The parts are very 7 simple and maybe cheaply made, yet at the same time are rendered strong and rigid by the beads or flanges 12 on the base and the beads or flanges 21 on the curtain supporting rod. The shade supporting brackets are very readily engaged with the-base and are then held engaged by the turning down of the flanges 13 against the tongue 18 of the bracket.

In a shade roller support, a base of sheet metal having a transverse slit formed there through, a shade roller bracket adapted to be disposed upon said base and having a lateral tongue designed to be extended through said slit, the tongue being bent at right angles to the bracket, the base having lateral flanges bent inward upon the inside face of the base over said slit and the tongue inserted therethrough.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my FAYE B. HAMMOND.

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